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The INTA archive was handed over to the INTI on 3 July 2007 by M. Sudarskis, General Secretary of INTA. It covers the period from its formation up until approximately early 2000.
The archive consists of approximately 20 m of archives and 24 m of documentation. It consists of about 400 books, a large amount of grey literature and brochures. The large amount of documentation was geographically organized. The archive is fragmentary and documents principally the activities of INTA, especially (...)
April 23 - May 7, 2010
INTI Researchers Rachel Keeton and Tom Kolnaar will be heading to Abu Dhabi and Oman to speak with planners, developers and experts about the new towns under construction in the area. They will focus on Masdar City and Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, then travel to The Blue City in Oman.
Masdar City is a new town designed by Foster and Partners, and claims to be the world’s first carbon neutral city. Masdar will house 50,000 people when completed, and cars are banned from this eco-oasis. (...)
Masdar City by Foster and Partners Ongoing Research by Saskia Hulskes
The reconstruction of Germany after World War II was carried out in accordance with two contrasting political systems. The division of the territory by the allied powers and the foundation of the BRD in West Germany and the GDR in East Germany (1949) had great impact on the urban development of the two ‘Germanys’.
Soon after the foundation, as part of the reconstruction programs, plans were developed for the construction of completely new cities from scratch (New Towns). The reasons for this (...)
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